Highlights

SmartPV: Sunshine in your pocket

Solar is growing cheaper than fossil fuels, especially for smart electricity consumers connected to smart grids. With help from the LIFE programme, Cyprus is learning to roll out solar photovoltaics in ways that save money for both households and utilities. The peer-reviewed journal Energy has recently detailed findings by George E. Georghiou and his team at University of Cyprus.

Energy Saving in Public Universities Buildings with Data Centers

The University of Cyprus, in collaboration with the National Network of Research and Technology (GRNET) and the University of Crete, secured a total budget of 1.014.785€ from the Interreg Greece-Cyprus cooperation program for the implementation of a research program called "Energy Saving in Public Universities with Data Centers"

The 6th International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency (RESEE2018) follows the five successful editions held in Nicosia (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2016). The aim of the conference is to bring together all the key stakeholders interested in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency to share and discuss advances and developments in this field. It is therefore aimed at assisting researchers, scientists, manufacturers, companies, communities and agencies to keep abreast on new developments in their specialist fields and to join forces in finding alternative energy solutions to current issues. The thematic areas of the conference cover all topics of renewable energy as well as energy efficiency in all sectors.

FOSS: Annual Activity Report

FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy was created in order to play a key role in research and technological development activities in the field of sustainable energy within Cyprus and at international level with the aim of contributing to the achievement of the relevant energy and environment objectives set out by Europe

TwinPV:Making sun-blessed Cyprus a solar energy leader

Basking in more than 3300 hours of sunlight per year, Cyprus has the highest solar
power potential in the European Union but currently imports most if its energy. An
EU-funded project is helping the Mediterranean country better harness the power of
the sun to meet its growing electricity needs and spur research and innovation linked
to this renewable - and clean - resource.

New Courses: Designer and Installer of PV Systems

FOSS: Annual Activity Report

FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy was created in order to play a key role in research and technological development activities in the field of sustainable energy within Cyprus and at international level with the aim of contributing to the achievement of the relevant energy and environment objectives set out by Europe.

FOSS Research Centre for Sustainable Energy of the University of Cyprus (UCY) has secured funding from the program Balkan-Mediterranean 2014-2020. The “Balkan-Mediterranean 2014-2020” is a new cooperation programme that brings together five countries, three EU member states (Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece) and two candidate countries, Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Mediterranean Smart Grid Technology Platform formation

European award at the 29th EU-PVSEC conference

A team from the FOSS Research Centre of Sustainable Energy of the University of Cyprus (UCY) has won the top prize at the biggest conference for photovoltaics in Europe, the 29th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU-PVSEC) which took place between 22 and 26 Sep. 2014 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Mott Macdonald collaborates with the University of Cyprus

Mott MacDonald's Solar Energy Team has initiated an official collaboration with the PV Technology Laboratory of the University of Cyprus - one of the most recognised and respected academic teams in Europe with respect to real-time monitoring and operational analysis of a wide variety of PV installations (fixed and tracker systems, mono-crystalline, poly-crystalline, thin film and other high efficiency solar cell technologies) from a wide range of global manufacturers.